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RBI Cuts SLR Temporarily to Ease Liquidity Concerns
RBI announces a temporary cut in SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio, or what percentage of deposits go into govt. bonds) of 0.5% to even out huge demands in the ...
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On Yahoo: Understanding Insurance
I write at Yahoo – “Understanding Insurance”, an article featuring a conversation that will, hopefully, elevate understanding levels of the ...
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Links – Euro Bailout Hidden Clauses, 3G Fund Raising, 4000 cr. for Mumbai property
Mahindra may take over Reva for 450 cr. Reva’s small battery run car retails at too much – 3.5 to 5.5L – but having a network like Mahindra’s ...
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Spain’s Bank Rescue Causes Jitters
Spain’s gone and rescued a bank yesterday. THE BANK of Spain stepped in at the weekend to rescue CajaSur, a Cordoba-based savings bank owned and controlled ...
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Readings: Savings Bank Interest, Funding Woes, DTC for Brokers
Value research: RBI’s real role in the Interest Calculation change for SB accounts. It seems two people, Mahesh Khatani and Ajit Kumar Jain, went through the ...
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The Structured Product
Brokers are selling synthetic derivatives as structured notes to PMS clients. This is a common phenomenon – basically they sell a product in which they link ...
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FIIs Cross Over Into Sell Territory for 2010
Today the FIIs went into sell mode for the Year: If you add up the net purchases for the year 2010, we are now at –1,637 crores. Domestic Institutions in the ...
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Deepak Parekh: Average home loan = 17 lakhs
An excellent interview with Deepak Parekh (DNA) What is the trend in real estate development across cities? It’s all going suburban in the bigger cities. I ...
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On Yahoo: The EMI Conundrum
My current piece in Yahoo is about the Equated Monthly Installment: Rajeev Sharma couldn’t believe the bank statement. He decided to talk to old buddy ...
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